stiffer 音标拼音: [st'ɪfɚ]
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Stiff \
Stiff \,
a . [
Compar . {
Stiffer };
superl . {
Stiffest }.] [
OE .
stif ,
AS .
st [
imac ]
f ;
akin to D .
stijf ,
G .
steif ,
Dan .
stiv ,
Sw .
styf ,
Icel .
st [
imac ]
fr ,
Lith .
stipti to be stiff ;
cf .
L .
stipes a post ,
trunk of a tree ,
stipare to press ,
compress .
Cf . {
Costive }, {
Stifle }, {
Stipulate }, {
Stive }
to stuff .]
1 .
Not easily bent ;
not flexible or pliant ;
not limber or flaccid ;
rigid ;
firm ;
as ,
stiff wood ,
paper ,
joints .
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[
They ]
rising on stiff pennons ,
tower The mid aerial sky . --
Milton .
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2 .
Not liquid or fluid ;
thick and tenacious ;
inspissated ;
neither soft nor hard ;
as ,
the paste is stiff .
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3 .
Firm ;
strong ;
violent ;
difficult to oppose ;
as ,
a stiff gale or breeze .
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4 .
Not easily subdued ;
unyielding ;
stubborn ;
obstinate ;
pertinacious ;
as ,
a stiff adversary .
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It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument .
--
Jer .
Taylor .
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A war ensues :
the Cretans own their cause ,
Stiff to defend their hospitable laws . --
Dryden .
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5 .
Not natural and easy ;
formal ;
constrained ;
affected ;
starched ;
as ,
stiff behavior ;
a stiff style .
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The French are open ,
familiar ,
and talkative ;
the Italians stiff ,
ceremonious ,
and reserved .
--
Addison .
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6 .
Harsh ;
disagreeable ;
severe ;
hard to bear . [
Obs .
or Colloq .] "
This is stiff news ." --
Shak .
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7 . (
Naut .)
Bearing a press of canvas without careening much ;
as ,
a stiff vessel ; --
opposed to {
crank }. --
Totten .
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8 .
Very large ,
strong ,
or costly ;
powerful ;
as ,
a stiff charge ;
a stiff price . [
Slang ]
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{
Stiff neck },
a condition of the neck such that the head can not be moved without difficulty and pain .
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Syn :
Rigid ;
inflexible ;
strong ;
hardly ;
stubborn ;
obstinate ;
pertinacious ;
harsh ;
formal ;
constrained ;
affected ;
starched ;
rigorous .
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